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refer to IV. Application and Submission 

Instructions (IV.3.d.3) above for Program 

Monitoring and Evaluation information. 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VI.4. Optional Program Data 

Requirements: Award recipients will be 

required to maintain specific data on 

program participants and activities in an 

electronically accessible database format 

that can be shared with the Bureau as 

required. As a minimum, the data must 

include the following: 

(1) Name, address, contact 

information and biographic sketch of all 

persons who travel internationally on 

funds provided by the agreement or who 

benefit from the award funding but do 

not travel. 

(2) Itineraries of international and 

domestic travel, providing dates of 

travel and cities in which any exchange 

experiences take place. Final schedules 

for in-country and U.S. activities must 

be received by the ECA Program Officer 

at least three work days prior to the 

official opening of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Susan L. 

Cohen, U.S. Department of State, 

Cultural Programs Division, ECA/PE/C/ 

CU, SA–5, Third Floor, ref: ECA/PE/C/ 

CU–11–46, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037, tel: 202–632– 

6424, fax: 202–632–9355, 

CohenSL@state.gov/. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and Ref. number ECA/ 

PE/C/CU–11–46. 

Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

Notice: The terms and conditions 

published in this RFGP are binding and may 

not be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not constitute an 

award commitment on the part of the 

Government. The Bureau reserves the right to 

reduce, revise, or increase proposal budgets 

in accordance with the needs of the program 

and the availability of funds. Awards made 

will be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: April 15, 2011. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9727 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7420] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals; Community Solutions 

Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/EUR–SCA–11–36. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: June 2, 2011. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs invites 

proposal submissions for the 

Community Solutions Program in 

Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, 

Europe, the Middle East and North 

Africa, South and Central Asia, and the 

Western Hemisphere. Public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

conduct this professional fellowship 

program. The Community Solutions 

Program serves as a mechanism to 

support and encourage initiatives 

organized by young civic and 

community leaders, ages 25–38, 

currently working to address the 

economic, environmental, political, and 

social challenges confronting their 

respective local communities. Through 

four- to six-month professional 

fellowships with a specific leadership 

component, Community Solutions will 

provide opportunities for eligible 

individuals to more effectively address 

issues of concern in their own towns, 

cities and regions. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

I.1. Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

amended, also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

I.2. Purpose and Program Description 

In an increasingly connected world, 

local economic, environmental, 

political, and social challenges are 

intimately linked to their counterparts 

on a global scale. So too, are each 

community’s solutions and approaches 

to these problems. Making progress on 

today’s complex global challenges on a 

local scale requires multi-dimensional 

public engagement strategies to forge 

partnerships, mobilize broad coalitions, 

and galvanize public opinion across all 

sectors of society. 

The Community Solutions Program 

seeks to enhance the skills of 

approximately 65–75 civic and 

community leaders to more effectively 

address current economic, 

environmental, political, and social 

challenges in their communities through 

increased civic engagement and 

dialogue, leadership development, and 

an enhanced understanding of the way 

public and private resources interface 

for the common good. Through a fourto six-month fellowship, complemented 

by leadership development, Community 

Solutions will provide opportunities for 

eligible individuals to experience best 

practices, learn about effective models 

of public and community engagement, 

and develop concrete strategies to better 

address complex issues in their home 

communities. 

ECA anticipates funding one project 

for approximately $1,500,000 to take 

place over the course of two years and 

target young professionals currently 

engaged in initiatives that aim to 

improve and enhance the economic, 

environmental, political, and social 

well-being of their communities. 

As a global tool to address 

community-based challenges, the 

Community Solutions Program seeks to: 

(1) Enhance the participants’ ability to 

address complex local economic, 

environmental, political, and social 

challenges through a U.S.-based 

fellowship; 

(2) Provide concrete tools to the 

participants to take on greater 

leadership roles in their communities, 

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public discourse, professional 

collaboration, and project management; 

(3) Cultivate professional ties with 

U.S. economic, environmental, political, 

and social institutions through 

collaborative and follow-on projects; 

(4) Create a global network of diverse, 

multi-disciplinary, engaged 

professionals and civic leaders 

committed to problem solving and 

community engagement; and 

(5) Expand and strengthen the 

relationship between the people of the 

United States and other countries to 

work in partnership to identify 

solutions to common issues facing their 

local communities. 

The specific themes for the 

professional fellowships for this 

program are: (1) Accountability and 

Transparency, (2) Tolerance/Conflict 

Resolution, (3) Environmental Issues, 

and (4) Women’s Issues. 

Eligible countries and guidance for 

each theme are provided in Section I.8 

below. Proposals that target professional 

fellowships that are unrelated to the 

themes referenced in this Request for 

Grant Proposals will be deemed 

technically ineligible and receive no 

further consideration in the review 

process. 

I.3. Participants 

For the purposes of this program, 

‘‘participants’’ are defined as citizens of 

the eligible countries selected through a 

merit-based, global competition to travel 

to the United States to take part in a 

Community Solutions fellowship. 

Participants must be early to mid-career 

professionals with demonstrated 

leadership abilities, who are engaged in 

a community-based project with the 

express goal of addressing an economic, 

environmental, political, and/or social 

challenge confronting that community 

(either in or outside of their professional 

capacity). Participants must possess the 

intercultural and English language skills 

necessary to benefit fully from the 

fellowship. Therefore, strong preference 

will be given to individuals who have 

previously studied in the United States 

for a period of four months or longer, in 

order to build upon an already 

established understanding of U.S. 

society, culture, politics, and public 

institutions. 

Fellows should be placed in 

community-based, non-profit or other 

civil society organizations, government 

offices, or legislative bodies (Federal or 

State, county or municipal). Hosting 

institutions and organizations should 

have expertise relevant to the 

fellowship’s focus and be working on 

innovative community engagement 

projects in the non-profit or 

governmental spheres, including State 

legislatures, city councils or local 

government that express a willingness 

to collaborate on a specific project of 

mutual interest. Preference should be 

given to hosting sites that have 

identified potential collaborative 

projects or initiatives of interest to 

Community Solutions participants. In 

order to enhance the possibility that 

these collaborative initiatives continue 

after the conclusion of the fellowship, 

proposals should include follow-on 

projects that utilize existing Web or 

social technologies such as Twitter, 

blogs, SMS messaging systems, etc. 

Through their respective fellowships, 

Community Solutions Fellows will 

work with seasoned civic leaders on 

pre-defined issues of mutual interest. 

Fellowship sites should provide 

opportunities and real life models for 

the Fellows to apply leadership lessons, 

explore creative approaches to global 

challenges, and develop concrete 

strategies to apply within their local 

communities. Linking Community 

Solutions Fellows, program hosts and 

mentors together, the Community 

Solutions program will work to create a 

worldwide network of engaged 

professionals and civic leaders. 

Applicants should strive to maximize 

the number of participants and the 

length of the U.S.-based program at the 

given funding levels. Therefore, 

applicants who engage public and 

private partners for programming 

support, and employ other creative 

techniques to increase or stretch 

funding dollars will be deemed more 

competitive than those that do not, 

under the Cost Effectiveness and CostSharing review criterion. 

I.4. Partner Organizations 

Applicants must identify the U.S.- 

based and any foreign-based 

organizations and individuals with 

whom they are proposing to collaborate 

to implement Community Solutions, 

and describe any previous cooperative 

activities. While having a presence in 

each eligible country is not required, 

applicants that are able to demonstrate 

institutional capacity in regions 

overseas (whether through their own 

resources or through partnerships with 

other organizations or institutions) will 

be given strong consideration. In 

addition, proposals must demonstrate 

capacity in the United States to secure 

effective and appropriate host 

placements for the participants. 

Proposals that include letters of 

commitment from possible U.S-based 

host organizations will be deemed more 

competitive under the Institutional 

Planning and Track Record criterion. 

I.5. Project Activities 

Projects should include placement of 

participants in carefully identified fourto six-month fellowships in non-profit 

organizations and other public and civil 

society organizations where they will 

work with seasoned community leaders 

on current complex global challenges 

related to the participants’ community 

activities. Strong project designs will 

ground and augment the fellowship 

experience with leadership 

development activities that relate to 

civic engagement. 

I.6. Program Guidelines 

In a cooperative agreement, ECA’s 

Office of Citizen Exchanges, 

Professional Exchanges Division, is 

substantially involved in program 

activities above and beyond routine 

monitoring. ECA anticipates working 

closely with the recipient organization 

to ensure that all aspects of the program 

model support the Community 

Solutions program goals. ECA activities 

and responsibilities for this program 

include participation in the design and 

direction of program implementation 

including recruitment and selection 

strategies, development of publicity and 

program materials, creation of online 

components, and execution of U.S. 

based and follow-on programming. 

Additional guidelines and 

programming responsibilities of the 

recipient organization and ECA are 

located in the POGI. 

I.7. Projected Timeline 

ECA envisions the approximate dates 

of the Community Solutions program to 

be as follows: 

• August 2011–December 2011: 

Recruitment and selection of foreign 

participants. Recruitment campaign for 

U.S. hosting institutions. 

• January 2012–May 2012: Securing 

U.S.-based hosts and host sites. 

• July/August 2012: Travel to the 

United States by all the foreign 

participants for orientation and 

placement at community Fellowship 

sites for a four- to six- month program. 

• July/August 2012–December 2012: 

Community Solutions Fellowships 

• December 2012: Travel to 

Washington, DC, for a two-day end of 

program workshop. 

• January 2013–July 2013: Conduct 

any follow-on collaborative projects. 

I.8. Professional Fellowship Themes 

Themes and Eligible Partner 

Countries: Proposals need to embrace a 

global program design that incorporates 

all of the proposed themes under 

Community Solutions. Program 

participants should be from all of the 


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regions listed below. Proposals that 

target countries or themes not listed in 

this solicitation will be deemed 

technically ineligible. No guarantee is 

made or implied that every country will 

have participants. 

1. Environmental Issues: Fellowships 

for the ‘‘Environmental Issues’’ theme 

should focus on issues related to water 

and resource management, food 

security, supporting the food supply (at 

local, regional or national levels), social 

entrepreneurship (to leverage science 

and technology to address ecological 

and environmental issues), low-carbon 

technologies, and the use of natural 

resources, pollution, sustainable energy, 

and climate change. 

Geographic Regions and Eligible 

Countries: 

• Africa: Democratic Republic of 

Congo, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra 

Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 

and Uganda 

• East Asia and the Pacific: 

Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, 

Papua New Guinea, Philippines, 

Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam 

• Near East & North Africa: Egypt, 

Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and West 

Bank/Gaza 

• South and Central Asia: 

Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, and Sri 

Lanka, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and 

Uzbekistan 

• Western Hemisphere: Bolivia, 

Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, 

Paraguay, Peru, and Trinidad and 

Tobago 

2. Tolerance/Conflict Resolution: 

Fellowships should expose participants 

to issues and strategies that address 

tolerance, multi-culturalism, 

discrimination, and conflict resolution. 

Negotiation skills, the art of 

compromise, fair treatment of minority 

populations, and civil rights and 

responsibilities can also be addressed. 

Based on participants’ specific interests, 

fellowships may need to be identified 

that deal with conflict resolution and 

crisis response tools for use in failing, 

failed, and post-conflict states and 

complex emergencies/disasters. 

Geographic Regions and Eligible 

Countries: 

• Africa: Democratic Republic of 

Congo, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra 

Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 

and Uganda 

• Near East & North Africa: Egypt, 

Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and West 

Bank/Gaza 

• South and Central Asia: 

Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, and Sri 

Lanka 

• Western Hemisphere: Bolivia, 

Columbia, Dominican Republic, El 

Salvador, Haiti, Paraguay, Peru, and 

Trinidad and Tobago 

3. Transparency and Accountability: 

Fellowships should provide exposure to 

institutions and concepts related to civil 

society, grass-roots democracy, good 

governance, anti-corruption, 

transparency, accountability, and/or free 

and fair elections. The important role of 

volunteerism and the culture of 

volunteerism can also be addressed, 

when appropriate. 

Geographic Regions and Eligible 

Countries: 

• Africa: Democratic Republic of 

Congo, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra 

Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 

and Uganda 

• East Asia and the Pacific: 

Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, 

Papua New Guinea, Philippines, 

Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam 

• Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, the 

Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, 

Romania, and Slovakia 

• South and Central Asia: 

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, 

Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan 

4. Women’s Issues: Fellowships for 

the ‘‘Women’s Issues’’ theme should 

focus on issues related to women’s 

empowerment, women’s education, 

women’s health, women entrepreneurs, 

gender equality, and the prevention of 

all forms of exploitation, including 

domestic violence. Special emphasis 

should be placed on identifying 

Fellowships that will provide exposure 

to best practices for grassroots 

organizations working to advance the 

political, economic, and social 

empowerment of women. 

Geographic Regions and Eligible 

Countries: 

• Africa: Democratic Republic of 

Congo, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra 

Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 

and Uganda 

• Near East & North Africa: Egypt, 

Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and West 

Bank/Gaza 

• South and Central Asia: 

Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, 

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, 

Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan 

• Western Hemisphere: Brazil, 

Dominican Republic, and Haiti 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

Agreement. ECA’s level of involvement 

in this program is listed under number 

I above. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2011 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$1,500,000 pending the availability of 

funds 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1 

Approximate Average Award: 

$1,500,000 

Anticipated Award Date: August 1, 

2011 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

July 31, 2013 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of this 

program and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s 

intent to renew this cooperative 

agreement for two additional fiscal 

years, before openly competing it again. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible applicants: Applications 

may be submitted by public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3). 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds: 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements: 

(a.) Bureau grant guidelines require that 

organizations with less than four years 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges be limited to $60,000 in 

Bureau funding. ECA anticipates 

making one award, in an amount up to 

$1,500,000 to support program and 

administrative costs required to 

implement this exchange program. 

Therefore, organizations with less than 

four years experience in conducting 

international exchanges are ineligible to 

apply under this competition. The 

Bureau encourages applicants to 

provide maximum levels of cost sharing 

and funding in support of its programs. 

(b.) Technical Eligibility: All 

proposals must comply with the 

following or they will result in your 

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ineligible and given no further 

consideration in the review process: 

—Eligible applicants may not submit 

more than one proposal in this 

competition. 

—If more than one proposal is received 

from the same applicant, all 

submissions will be declared 

technically ineligible and will receive 

no further consideration in the review 

process. Please note: Applicant 

organizations are defined by their 

legal name, and EIN number as stated 

on their completed SF–424 and 

additional supporting documentation 

outlined in the Proposal Submission 

Instructions (PSI) document. 

—Eligible applicants may only propose 

working with the countries and 

themes listed in this RFGP. 

—Please refer to the Proposal 

Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document for additional 

requirements. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries or 

submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may not 

discuss this competition with applicants 

until the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

IV.1. Contact Information to Request 

an Application Package: Please contact 

David Gustafson in the Office of Citizen 

Exchanges, ECA/PE/C, U.S. Department 

of State, SA–5, 3rd Floor, 2200 C St, 

NW., Washington, DC 20522–0503, ph: 

(202) 632–6083, GustafsonDP@state.gov 

to request a Solicitation Package. Please 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number: ECA/PE/C/EUR–SCA–11–36 

located at the top of this announcement 

when making your request. 

Alternatively, an electronic application 

package may be obtained from 

grants.gov. Please see section IV.3f for 

further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document which consists of required 

application forms, and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. 

It also contains the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document, which provides specific 

information, award criteria and budget 

instructions tailored to this competition. 

Please specify Linne ́a E. Alison and 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/PE/C/EUR–SCA–11–36 

located at the top of this announcement 

on all other inquiries and 

correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via Internet: The entire 

Solicitation Package may be 

downloaded from the Bureau’s Web site 

at http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/ 

open2.html, or from the Grants.gov Web 

site at http://www.grants.gov. 

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of 

Submission: Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

IV.3a. You are required to have a Dun 

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1– 

866–705–5711. Please ensure that your 

DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. All federal award recipients 

and sub-recipients must maintain 

current registrations in the Central 

Contractor Registration (CCR) database 

and have a Dun and Bradstreet Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number. Recipients and sub-recipients 

must maintain accurate and up-to-date 

information in the CCR until all 

program and financial activity and 

reporting have been completed. All 

entities must review and update the 

information at least annually after the 

initial registration and more frequently 

if required information changes or 

another award is granted. 

You must have nonprofit status with 

the IRS at the time of application. Please 

note: Effective January 7, 2009, all 

applicants for ECA federal assistance 

awards must include in their 

application the names of directors and/ 

or senior executives (current officers, 

trustees, and key employees, regardless 

of amount of compensation). In 

fulfilling this requirement, applicants 

must submit information in one of the 

following ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of 

Organization Exempt From Income 

Tax,’’ must include a copy of relevant 

portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 

990 must submit information above in 

the format of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

and key employees), as well as the onepage description of grant activities, will 

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1. Adherence to All Regulations 

Governing the J Visa 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is the official program sponsor of 

the exchange program covered by this 

RFGP, and an employee of the Bureau 

will be the ‘‘Responsible Officer’’ for the 

program under the terms of 22 CFR part 

62, which covers the administration of 

the Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 

part 62, organizations receiving awards 

(either a grant or cooperative agreement) 

under this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of recipient 

organizations shall be ‘‘imputed to the 

sponsor in evaluating the sponsor’s 

compliance with’’ 22 CFR part 62. 

Therefore, the Bureau expects that any 

organization receiving an award under 

this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 

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The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by recipient organizations and program 

participants to all regulations governing 

the J visa program status. Therefore, 

proposals should explicitly state in 

writing that the applicant is prepared to 

assist the Bureau in meeting all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR part 62. 

If your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq., including the oversight 

of their Responsible Officers and 

Alternate Responsible Officers, 

screening and selection of program 

participants, provision of pre-arrival 

information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, record-keeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of 

ECA will be responsible for issuing DS– 

2019 forms to participants in this 

program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: 

Office of Designation, Private Sector 

Programs Division, U.S. Department 

of State, ECA/EC/D/PS, SA–5, 5th 

Floor, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20037. 

IV.3d.2. Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines 

Pursuant to the Bureau’s authorizing 

legislation, programs must maintain a 

non-political character and should be 

balanced and representative of the 

diversity of American political, social, 

and cultural life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be 

interpreted in the broadest sense and 

encompass differences including, but 

not limited to ethnicity, race, gender, 

religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and disabilities. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

adhere to the advancement of this 

principle both in program 

administration and in program content. 

Please refer to the review criteria under 

the ‘Support for Diversity’ section for 

specific suggestions on incorporating 

diversity into your proposal. Public Law 

104–319 provides that ‘‘in carrying out 

programs of educational and cultural 

exchange in countries whose people do 

not fully enjoy freedom and 

democracy,’’ the Bureau ‘‘shall take 

appropriate steps to provide 

opportunities for participation in such 

programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3. Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation 

Proposals must include a plan to 

monitor and evaluate the project’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. The 

Bureau recommends that your proposal 

include a draft survey questionnaire or 

other technique plus a description of a 

methodology to use to link outcomes to 

original project objectives. The Bureau 

expects that the recipient organization 

will track participants or partners and 

be able to respond to key evaluation 

questions, including satisfaction with 

the program, learning as a result of the 

program, changes in behavior as a result 

of the program, and effects of the 

program on institutions (institutions in 

which participants work or partner 

institutions). The evaluation plan 

should include indicators that measure 

gains in mutual understanding as well 

as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

‘‘smart’’ (specific, measurable, attainable, 

results-oriented, and placed in a 

reasonable time frame), the easier it will 

be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be given 

to the appropriate timing of data collection 

for each level of outcome. For example, 

satisfaction is usually captured as a shortterm outcome, whereas behavior and 

institutional changes are normally 

considered longer-term outcomes. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

outcome (i.e., surveys, interviews, or 

focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the 

first level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 

be deemed less competitive under the 

present evaluation criteria.) 

Recipient organizations will be 

required to provide reports analyzing 

their evaluation findings to the Bureau 

in their regular program reports. All 

data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit SF– 

424A—‘‘Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs’’ along with a 

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. Budget requests may not 

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summary budget as well as breakdowns 

reflecting both administrative and 

program budgets. Applicants may 

provide separate sub-budgets for each 

program component, phase, location, or 

activity to provide clarification. 

IV.3e.2. Allowable costs for the 

program are outlined in the POGI. 

Please refer to the Solicitation Package 

for complete budget guidelines and 

formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: June 2, 

2011. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/EUR– 

SCA–11–36. 

Methods of Submission: 

Applications may be submitted in one 

of two ways: 

(1.) In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

(i.e., Federal Express, UPS, Airborne 

Express, or U.S. Postal Service Express 

Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2.) electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Project Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3f.1 Submitting Printed Applications 

Applications must be shipped no later 

than the above deadline. Delivery 

services used by applicants must have 

in-place, centralized shipping 

identification and tracking systems that 

may be accessed via the Internet and 

delivery people who are identifiable by 

commonly recognized uniforms and 

delivery vehicles. Proposals shipped on 

or before the above deadline but 

received at ECA more than seven days 

after the deadline will be ineligible for 

further consideration under this 

competition. Proposals shipped after the 

established deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

application. It is each applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that each 

package is marked with a legible 

tracking number and to monitor/confirm 

delivery to ECA via the Internet. 

Delivery of proposal packages may not 

be made via local courier service or in 

person for this competition. Faxed 

documents will not be accepted at any 

time. Only proposals submitted as 

stated above will be considered. 

Important note: When preparing your 

submission please make sure to include one 

extra copy of the completed SF–424 form and 

place it in an envelope addressed to ‘‘ECA/ 

EX/PM’’. 

The original and eight (8) copies of 

the application should be sent to: 

Program Management Division, ECA– 

IIP/EX/PM, Ref.: ECA/PE/C/EUR– 

SCA–11–36, SA–5, Floor 4, 

Department of State, 2200 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Applicants submitting hard-copy 

applications must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal in 

text (.txt) or Microsoft Word format on 

CD–ROM. As appropriate, the Bureau 

will provide these files electronically to 

Public Affairs Section(s) at the U.S. 

embassy(ies) for its (their) review. 

IV.3f.2—Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please Note: ECA bears no responsibility 

for applicant timeliness of submission or data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes for proposals submitted 

via Grants.gov. 

Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘Get Started’ portion of 

the site (http://www.grants.gov/ 

GetStarted). 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

Once registered, the amount of time it 

can take to upload an application will 

vary depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov Web site includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the Web site. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

thoroughly the Grants.gov Web site, 

well in advance of submitting a 

proposal through the Grants.gov system. 

ECA bears no responsibility for data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

Direct all questions regarding 

Grants.gov registration and submission 

to: 

Grants.gov Customer Support, Contact 

Center Phone: 800–518–4726, 

Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 

a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern Time, e-mail: 

support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight (12 

a.m.), Washington, DC time of the 

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Please refer to the Grants.gov Web 

site, for definitions of various 

‘‘application statuses’’ and the difference 

between a submission receipt and a 

submission validation. Applicants will 

receive a validation e-mail from 

grants.gov upon the successful 

submission of an application. Again, 

validation of an electronic submission 

via Grants.gov can take up to two 

business days. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that you not wait until the 

application deadline to begin the 

submission process through Grants.gov. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all 

applicants submitting proposals via the 

Grants.gov Web portal to ensure that 

proposals have been received by 

Grants.gov in their entirety, and ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

Optional—IV.3f.3 You may also state 

here any limitations on the number of 

applications that an applicant may 

submit and make it clear whether the 

limitation is on the submitting 

organization, individual program 

director or both. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications: Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Diplomacy section overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

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advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for cooperative 

agreements resides with the Bureau’s 

Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

1. Quality of the Program Idea: 

Proposals should exhibit originality, 

substance, precision, and relevance to 

the Bureau’s mission. 

2. Program Planning and Ability to 

Achieve Objectives: Program objectives 

should be stated clearly and should 

reflect the applicant’s expertise in the 

subject area and region. Objectives 

should respond to the topics in this 

announcement and should relate to the 

current conditions in the target country/ 

countries. Detailed agendas and relevant 

work plans should complement the 

narrative in explaining how objectives 

will be achieved. Timelines should be 

comprehensive in nature and include 

deadlines for completion of major tasks. 

The substance of workshops, 

Fellowships, seminars and/or 

consulting should be described in detail 

with sample schedules included for 

each major workshop, seminar, or 

conference proposed. Responsibilities of 

proposed in-country partners should be 

clearly described. A discussion of how 

the applicant intends to address 

language issues should be included, if 

needed. 

3. Institutional Capacity and Track 

Record: Proposals should include (1) the 

institution’s mission and date of 

establishment; (2) detailed information 

about proposed in-country partner(s) 

and the history of the partnership; (3) an 

outline of prior awards—U.S. 

government and/or private support 

received within the scope of community 

development, leadership, or the RFGP’s 

theme/country/region; and (4) 

descriptions and resumes of 

experienced staff members who will 

implement the program. The proposal 

should reflect the institution’s expertise 

in the subject area and knowledge of the 

conditions in the target country/ 

countries. Proposals should demonstrate 

an institutional record of successful 

exchange programs, including 

responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau grants as 

determined by Bureau Grants Staff. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance of prior recipients and the 

demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be 

adequate and appropriate to achieve the 

program’s goals. The Bureau strongly 

encourages applicants to submit letters 

of support from proposed in-country 

partners, part participants, or proposed 

hosting organizations. 

4. Cost Effectiveness and Cost 

Sharing: Overhead and administrative 

costs in the proposal budget, including 

salaries, honoraria and subcontracts for 

services, should be kept to a minimum. 

Proposals in which the administrative 

costs do not exceed 25% of the total 

requested ECA grant funds will be more 

competitive under this criterion. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

cost share a portion of overhead and 

administrative expenses. Cost-sharing 

and in-kind contributions, including 

contributions from the applicant, 

proposed in-country partner(s), and 

other sources should be included in the 

budget request. Proposal budgets that do 

not reflect cost sharing will be deemed 

not competitive under this criterion. 

5. Support of Diversity: Proposals 

should demonstrate substantive support 

of the Bureau’s policy on diversity. 

Achievable and relevant features should 

be cited in both program administration 

(selection of participants, program 

venue, program evaluation, etc.) and 

program content (orientation, wrap-up 

sessions, program meetings, resource 

materials, follow-up activities, etc.). 

Applicants should refer to the Bureau’s 

Diversity, Freedom and Democracy 

Guidelines in the Proposal Submission 

Instructions (PSI). 

6. Multiplier Effect/Follow-on 

Activities: Proposed programs should 

strengthen long-term mutual 

understanding, including maximum 

sharing of information and 

establishment of long-term institutional 

and individual linkages. 

7. Project Evaluation: Proposals 

should include a detailed plan to 

evaluate the program, both as activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

Program objectives should target clearly 

defined results in quantitative terms. 

Competitive evaluation plans will 

describe how applicant organizations 

would measure these results, including 

the evaluative methodology and tools to 

be utilized and proposals. Proposals 

should include draft data collection 

instruments (surveys, questionnaires, 

etc.) in Tab E and if relevant, samples 

data sets from similarly conducted 

programs. 

8. Stewardship: Applicants should 

address how they will utilize innovative 

tools, low-carbon technologies, and 

socially responsible approaches to 

program implementation, including 

Web-based and other technologies, to 

reduce the program’s carbon footprint 

and be a faithful steward of Federal 

resources. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices: 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.1b The following additional 

requirements apply to this project: 

All awards made under this 

competition must be executed according 

to all relevant U.S. laws and policies 

regarding assistance to the Palestinian 

Authority, and to the West Bank and 

Gaza. Organizations must consult with 

relevant Public Affairs Offices before 

entering into any formal arrangements 

or agreements with Palestinian 

organizations or institutions. 

Note: To assure that planning for the 

inclusion of the Palestinian Authority 

complies with requirements, please contact 

please contact Linne ́a E. Allison at (202) 632– 

6060, or allisonle@state.gov, for additional 

information. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements: Terms and 

Conditions for the Administration of 

ECA agreements include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

State, Local and Indian Governments.’’ 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Agreements with Institutions of 

Higher Education, Hospitals, and 

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OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following 

websites for additional information: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants. 

http://fa.statebuy.state.gov. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with an electronic 

copy of the following reports at 

reportseca@state.gov: 

Mandatory: 

(1.) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2.) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(3.) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

(4.) Quarterly program and financial 

reports highlighting all major activities 

undertaken during the grant period 

including program analysis and lessons 

learned. 

Award recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. (Please 

refer to IV. Application and Submission 

Instructions (IV.3.d.3) above for Program 

Monitoring and Evaluation information. 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VI.4. Program Data Requirements: 

Award recipients will be required to 

maintain specific data on program 

participants and activities in an 

electronically accessible database format 

that can be shared with the Bureau as 

required. As a minimum, the data must 

include the following: 

(1) Name, address, contact 

information and biographic sketch of all 

persons who travel internationally on 

funds provided by the agreement or who 

benefit from the award funding but do 

not travel. 

(2) Itineraries of international and 

domestic travel, providing dates of 

travel and cities in which any exchange 

experiences take place. Final schedules 

for in-country and U.S. activities must 

be received by the ECA Program Officer 

at least three work days prior to the 

official opening of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, please contact: Linne ́a 

E. Allison, U.S. Department of State, 

Office of Citizen Exchanges, 2200 C 

Street (SA–5, 3rd Floor), NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0503, (202) 632– 

6060 (tel.) (202) 632–6492 (fax), or 

allisonle@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number— 

Community Solutions, ECA/PE/C/EUR– 

SCA–11–36. 

Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice: The terms and conditions 

published in this RFGP are binding and may 

not be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not constitute an 

award commitment on the part of the 

Government. The Bureau reserves the right to 

reduce, revise, or increase proposal budgets 

in accordance with the needs of the program 

and the availability of funds. Awards made 

will be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: April 15, 2011. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9731 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7419] 

Privacy Act; System of Records: State52, Parking Permit and Car Pool 

Records 

Summary: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State proposes to 

amend an existing system of records, 

Parking Permit and Car Pool Records, 

State-52, pursuant to the provisions of 

the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a) and Office of Management 

and Budget Circular No. A–130, 

Appendix I. The Department’s report 

was filed with the Office of Management 

and Budget on March 29, 2011. 

It is proposed that the current system 

will retain the name ‘‘Parking Permit 

and Car Pool Records.’’ It is also 

proposed that the amended system 

description will include revisions/ 

additions to the following sections: 

Categories of individuals, Categories of 

records, Purpose, Safeguards and 

Retrievability as well as other 

administrative updates. The following 

sections have been added to the system 

of records, Parking Permit and Car Pool 

Records, State-52, to ensure Privacy Act 

of 1974 compliance: Purpose and 

Disclosure to Consumer Reporting 

Agencies. Any persons interested in 

commenting on the amended system of 

records may do so by submitting 

comments in writing to the Director, 

Office of Information Programs and 

Services, A/GIS/IPS, Department of 

State, SA–2, 515 22nd Street, 

Washington, DC 20522–8001. This 

system of records will be effective 40 

days from the date of publication, 

unless we receive comments that will 

result in a contrary determination. 

The amended system description, 

‘‘Parking Permit and Car Pool Records, 

State-52,’’ will read as set forth below. 

Dated: March 29, 2011. 

Steven J. Rodriguez, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Operations, 

Bureau of Administration, U.S. Department 

of State. 

STATE–52 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Parking Permit and Car Pool Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Department of State, 2201 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Department of State, U.S. Agency for 

International Development (USAID) 

employees, and full time employees of 

private organizations who have permits 

for Department parking facilities; 

individuals who car pool with 

employees holding such permits; and 

persons interested in joining a car pool. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system contains parking permit 

information: Full name; employee 

identification (ID) number of the 

employee issued the permit; year and 

make of car; license plate number and 

state of issuance; bureau; office 

telephone number and e-mail address; 

and type of parking permit and desired 


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